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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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